Esteban Farias (born 27 July 1984) is an Argentinian-born Italian paracanoeist who won nine medals (four gold) at senior level between World Championships and European Championships.[3][4]
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Full name | Esteban Gabriel Farias | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Martín, Argentina[1] | 27 July 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paracanoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal cord injury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | KL1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Canottieri Leonida Bissolati[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editHe lives in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Piacenza but trains in Cremona.[3] He acquired his disability in 2009 (Spinal cord injuries - lower 5), at the age of 25, when he was visiting his grandmother in Argentina, falling from a four-meter high wall.[5]
Despite having qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (however, which took place in 2021 due to Covid-19), he was forced to give up due to an injury.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Esteban Farias: la preparazione e le speranze per il futuro del 35enne canoista". federcanoa.it (in Italian). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Storia - Canottieri Leonida Bissolati". bissolati.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Esteban Farias profile". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "World and European Championships Results from 1959 to 2019 - Medals". canoeresults.eu. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Paracanoa: la storia sportiva di Esteban Farias, due volte campione del mondo". inail.it (in Italian). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Farias non si arrende dopo il forfait alle Paralimpiadi: "Penso già a Parigi 2024"". liberta.it (in Italian). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
External links
edit- Esteban Farias at the International Canoe Federation
- Esteban Farias at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
- Esteban Farias at the Italian National Olympic Committee